Midnight Cowboy (1969) colour palette
Directed by John Schlesinger · Shot by Adam Holender
- #322b2adark grey · 12%
- #120e0fdeep red · 8.3%
- #524d48dark grey · 5.8%
- #4c332edeep red · 4.6%
- #f7f6f6near white · 3.7%
- #281715deep red · 3.7%
Midnight Cowboy (1969), shot by Adam Holender, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#322b2a), covering 12% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.726 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.263 — more saturated than 55% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.425 — brighter than 58% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Midnight Cowboy page →
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